18 Jul Graduation ceremony This week, we hold another graduation ceremonies for our successful graduates. We would like to congratulate the new masters, engineers and bachelors and wish them much professional and personal success!
18 Jul ADAPT uncovers weight and body composition shifts in researchers during Antarctic expedition During their 20th Antarctic expedition to the Czech J.G. Mendel Station on James Ross Island, young scientists experienced an average weight gain. This surprising finding comes from body measurements and 3D full-body and facial scans conducted before and after the expedition by Masaryk University, Faculty...
12 Jul For the first time in South Moravia, buffaloes are helping with the management of protected wetlands Three domestic water buffaloes were released on Wednesday in the protected area of the Middle Reservoir of the Nové Mlýny Water Reserve. This is the first protected area in the South Moravia Region where these animals will help maintain a diverse mosaic of wetland vegetation. The introduction of long-term...
10 Jul The GRBBeta satellite is heading to space. Data from the satellite will be analysed by physicists from Masaryk University Signals from the GRBBeta CubeSat, which will be launched by the European Space Agency's Ariane 6 rocket, will also be closely monitored by astrophysicists from Masaryk University. They have been instrumental in the preparation of the project and will analyse data from the gamma-ray burst detector on...
4 Jul Do you want to succeed at SOČ? Try SCI MUNI Students who prepared their work at Masaryk University’s Faculty of Science (SCI MUNI) achieved excellent results in the final round of the 46th national Secondary Vocational Activities (SOČ) competition, which took place in Pardubice at the end of June. A student from the Secondary Technical School...
2 Jul Changes to the enrolment of Common University Courses From autumn 2024, MUNI will have enough so-called CORE courses. Therefore, a Common University Courses will be implemented across the entire university under conditions outlined by Pavel Lízal, Vice-Dean for undergraduate education.
27 Jun From September with the new MUNI Study and Examination Regulations Let us introduce the news valid from September: Oral exam only in the presence of three people, verbal evaluation of the course of the state exam or the possibility to have a representative from the faculty management during the non-public part of the resit period of the state exam.
18 Jun The first pan-European database documents the decline in plant species diversity Plant diversity in European forests, wetlands and grasslands is rapidly disappearing. This long-term trend is now confirmed by representative data. Botanists from Brno's Masaryk University, in cooperation with more than 250 scientists from most European countries, have collected an extensive data set,...
17 Jun Rector Bareš handed over decrees to the new Associate Professors The ceremony of handing over the appointment decrees to the new Associate Professors took place in the refectory of the Augustinian Abbey on Mendel Square. Twenty-four Associate Professors were successfully habilitated at eight MU faculties, including Ondřej Caha, Jaroslav Hnilica and Petra Procházková...
14 Jun The President handed over the decrees to the new professors President Petr Pavel and education minister Mikuláš Bek handed over appointment decrees to new professors, including Petr Hasil, the head of Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Congratulations!
13 Jun Dean’s Awards 2024 Dean Tomáš Kašparovský has presented awards to the best students of the MU Faculty of Science. This year’s Dean’s Awards were presented to a total of ten laureates in the Best Student category in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme, and to eleven promising scientists in the Best Student category...
12 Jun The Faculty of Science replaces Bachelor's theses in chemistry with a final project The Faculty of Science of Masaryk University is introducing an innovative way of completing Bachelor's studies, replacing the traditional Bachelor's thesis with a final project. This step addresses the need for a greater emphasis on experimental and creative activities, practical skills, and students'...